An air quality advisory has been issued for the northern and southern reaches of Humboldt County and surrounding areas due to several fires burning in the region. Unhealth conditions are forecast for Weitchpec, Hoopa Valley, Gasquet, Garberville, Redway, Ruth, Zenia-Kettenpom and Trinity Pines over the next 24 hours. The forecast for the region as a […]
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Hoopa Fire Dept., Office of Emergency Services Releases Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Report
The Hoopa Valley Reservation has 24 confirmed COVID-19 cases reports the Hoopa Fire Dept. and the Hoopa Office of Emergency Services Facebook p ost. According to the report, the tests were conducted at the K’ima:w Medical Center, which may include cases from outside of the reservation boundaries. Out of the 24 confirmed cases, two have recovered […]
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Signboard Fire Near Hoopa Continues to ‘Creep and Smolder’
The “low-intensity” Signboard Fire is continuing to “creep and smolder” in national forest land near the Tish Tang Ridge, growing to 53 acres, according to a release from Six Rivers National Forest. An “inversion of fog and smoke” prevented helicopter water drops on the blaze, which began Nov. 13 when a prescribed burned escaped its […]
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Food Sovereignty, Tribal Sovereignty
When the Northern California Tribal Courts Coalition (NCTCC) was awarded a grant to improve tribal health last year, it didn’t hesitate in identifying food as the keystone. Spearheaded by Program Director Cynthia Boshell, NCTCC will roll out its first Tribal Youth Food Sovereignty Camps later this month. The all-day camps will consist of hands-on education, […]
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Murder Arrest in Hoopa
In the early hours the day after Thanksgiving, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call at a home in Hoopa Valley and found wounded woman who died at the scene. Deputies have arrested Lorence Emmanuel Bailey for her murder and his bail is set at $1,000,000. This is Humboldt County’s 20th homicide of the […]
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Updated: Mop Up Continues in Hoopa Fire that Threatened Homes
UPDATE: Crews are mopping up the “Bald Hill 3” fire, which as of this morning, Sept. 16, is 95 percent contained and has burned 210 acres. Full containment was expected by Wednesday, Sept. 17. PREVIOUSLY: Hoopa firefighters battled a blaze on Bald Hill, which overlooks the Hoopa Valley, all night and by 9 a.m. this […]
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Barred Owl Killing Has Begun
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s experimental barred-owl demolition — er, reduction — to save the northern spotted owl has begun, reports Jeff Barnard with the Associated Press. So far, 26 members of the species Strix varia have been blammoed out in Hoopa. And many more are targeted. The Hoopa site is one of four sites in […]